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Great Lakes, Great Skills

Welcome to Marine Trades Institute, the only accredited school specializing in the marine trades in the Great Lakes Region. Marine Trades Institute is a non-profit, post-secondary trade school that offers programs focused on giving students skills and experiences that will help them succeed in their career. These 12-month programs provide hands-on training in a shop-like setting and on the water! Now is the time! If you like working with your hands, enjoy being on the water, and want a career in the marine industry, Marine Trades Institute may be just the right fit for you!

Learn By Doing

At Marine Trades Institute, our students spend around 80% of their time in the shop. Fundamental to all programs at Marine Trades Institute is a strong focus on hands-on, applied learning which is reflected through the daily schedule during the semester. If you love boats, the outdoors, and working with your hands, then an education here may be the perfect fit for you.

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Ian McClaughry

Amazing Alumni

The biggest benefit from attending [the school] was the exposure I got to different areas of the industry, as well as a wide exposure to different types of boats. Seeing those things gave me a great idea of what part of the industry I wanted to go work in. I really enjoyed my time [as a student]. It was a great experience matched by nothing else. I feel the instructors were more than qualified to teach and were able to give me all the knowledge I needed to succeed in this industry.

Ian McClaughry | ‘22 Marine Service Technology | Walstrom Marine